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NAME |
Choi Young-jin |
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DATE OF BIRTH |
Mar. 29. 1948 |
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POSITION |
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea |
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EDUCATION |
Mar. 1973----- - B.A. in Political Science and International Relations,
---------------------Younsei University, Seoul, Korea
Sep. 1980----- - M.A International Political Science, Paris I University, Paris, France
1985----- - Ph.D. in International Political Science, Paris I University, Paris, France |
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CAREER |
May. 1972 |
Passed High Diplomatic Service Examination |
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| Aug. 1972 |
Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) |
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| Nov. 1976 |
Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Senegal |
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| Aug. 1978 |
Second Secretary, Korean Embassy in the French Republic |
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| Aug. 1981 |
Director, Cultural Affairs Division, Information and Cultural Affairs Bureau, MOFA |
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| Feb. 1983 |
Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the Republic of Tunisia |
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| Apr. 1986 |
Director, International Organizations Division, International Organizations Bureau, MOFA |
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| Jan. 1987 |
Aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, MOFA |
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| Dec. 1987 |
Counsellor, Korean Embassy in the United States of America |
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| May. 1991 |
Senior Coordinator for Policy Development, Office of Policy Planning, MOFA |
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| Dec. 1993 |
Director-General, International Economic Affairs Bureau, MOFA |
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| May. 1995 |
Deputy Executive Director, Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) |
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| May. 1998 |
Assistant Secretary-General for Planning and Support, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations Secretariat |
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| Feb. 2000 |
Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) |
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| Feb. 2002 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Austria and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna |
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| Apr. 2003 |
Chancellor of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), MOFAT |
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| Jan. 2004 |
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
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| May. 2005 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nationsr |
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| Mar. 2012 |
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States of America |
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